Research Assistant

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Posted 15 December 2025
Salary Grade 6, £33,951 - £37,694 per annum pro rata

Location:

Glasgow
Job Type: Research and Teaching
Reference: 189273
Expiry: 12 January 2026 at 23:45

You will contribute to the project “VISDOM-AI:
Video-based Infantile epileptic Spasms Detection from body movements using AI” under Dr. Edmond S. L. Ho. This interdisciplinary project involves partners from Health Informatics Centre at the University of Dundee and NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde. Your main tasks will be clinically assessing and annotating videos of infant body movements, labeling medical events for downstream model training, and helping with research publications and project management.

• Plan and conduct assigned research individually or jointly in accordance with project deliverables.
• Document research outputs, maintain records and databases, draft technical/progress reports and papers.
• Contribute to publications of international quality and enhance the University’s research profile.
• Present work at conferences, seminars, workshops, and internal meetings.
• Collaborate with colleagues across the research group, school, and university.
• Mentor undergraduate/postgraduate students and less experienced project members.
• Perform administrative tasks related to research activities, including budgets/expenditure.
• Keep up to date with current knowledge and recent advances in the field.
• Contribute to enhancing the University’s international profile in line with the Strategic Plan.

• Essential: A1 – SCQF Level 10 (Honours) degree in Physiology (neuro) or Part I and Part II EPTA/ANS professional award.
• A2 – Registered with either HCPC or AHCS.

• B1 – Knowledge of epileptic seizure classification and paediatric EEG.

• C1 – Project or subject‑specific skills, e.g., experience viewing and assessing paroxysmal events in infants on video‑EEG.
• C2 – Research creativity and cross‑disciplinary collaboration.
• C3 – Excellent communication skills (oral & written), public presentations.
• C4 – Excellent interpersonal & team‑working skills.
• C5 – Workload/time/project/budget/people management skills.
• C6 – Self‑motivation, initiative, independent thought.
• C7 – Problem‑solving skills, flexible & pragmatic approach.

• E1 – Sufficient relevant research experience (or equivalent) for an early‑career researcher.
• E2 – Experience in projects analysing human body movements from RGB videos.
• E3 – Experience of scientific writing.
• E4 – Proven ability to deliver quality outputs timely and efficiently.

Salary will be Grade 6, £33,951 – £42,254 per annum pro rata.
This post is part‑time (7 hours per week) and fixed‑term for up to 13 months.
Eligibility for Skilled Worker visa sponsorship is available under the UK visa rules.
Benefits include 41 days leave for full‑time staff, pension, discount packages, flexible working, health and wellbeing support, and a 6‑month UofG Sport membership for new staff.

We are committed to equality, diversity, and inclusion. Applications are particularly welcome from under‑represented groups, including BAME communities and other protected characteristics. The University promotes and embeds equality and diversity through policies such as Athena Swan and other initiatives.

12 January 2026.